Definition

1. Adverb:

   • Completely; entirely; wholly: Used to describe an action or state that is total, absolute, or without exception.
   • Perfectly; faultlessly: Used to describe something that is ideal or without defect.

2. Adjective:

   • Complete; total; perfect: Used to describe a noun as being whole, entire, or lacking nothing.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:

  • Việc đó hoàn toàn tùy thuộc vào cô ta. (That depends entirely on her.)
  • Tôi hoàn toàn đồng ý với bạn. (I completely agree with you.)
  • Căn phòng hoàn toàn trống rỗng. (The room is completely empty.)

• Adjective:

  • Đó là một sự thất bại hoàn toàn. (That is a complete failure.)
  • Anh ấy cần sự im lặng hoàn toàn để làm việc. (He needs total silence to work.)

Advanced Usage

• "hoàn toàn không": not at all; absolutely not.

  • Tôi hoàn toàn không biết gì về chuyện đó. (I know absolutely nothing about that matter.)

• "hoàn toàn mới": brand new; completely new.

  • Họ chuyển đến một ngôi nhà hoàn toàn mới. (They moved into a brand new house.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoàn chỉnh (adj): complete, finished, perfected. Often refers to something brought to a finished state.

  • Bản thảo đã hoàn chỉnh. (The manuscript is complete.)

• Toàn bộ (adj/noun): the whole, the entirety. Refers to all parts of something collectively.

  • Toàn bộ số tiền đã được trả. (The entire amount of money has been paid.)

Synonyms

• Completely: in every way or as much as possible.
• Entirely: to the full or whole extent.
• Totally: wholly; completely.
• Absolutely: with no qualification, restriction, or limitation.

Related Idioms

• Hoàn toàn tán thành: to be in complete agreement; to fully endorse.

  • Chúng tôi hoàn toàn tán thành quyết định này. (We are in complete agreement with this decision.)

• Hoàn toàn sai lầm: to be completely mistaken/wrong.

  • Lập luận của anh ấy hoàn toàn sai lầm. (His argument is completely wrong.)

adj

1. complet; perfect; entirely; faultless
   • việc đó hoàn toàn tùy nơi cô ta
     That depends entirely on you